Section 17-14-55 – Duty of State Comptroller to Ascertain Expenses and File Same.
Section 17-14-55 Duty of state Comptroller to ascertain expenses and file same. It shall be the duty of the Comptroller to ascertain the expense of an election under Section 17-14-54 and, within 30 days after the holding of the same, to present to and file with the clerk of such municipality a statement of the […]
Section 17-14-70 – Congressional Districts; Official Maps.
Section 17-14-70 Congressional districts; official maps. THIS SECTION WAS REENACTED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2021-555 EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The State of Alabama is divided into seven congressional districts as provided in subsection (b). (b) The numbers and boundaries of the districts are […]
Section 17-14-71 – Election of Congressional Representative.
Section 17-14-71 Election of congressional representative. Each congressional district described in Section 17-14-70 is entitled to elect one representative in the Congress of the United States, who shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the district at the general election in each even-numbered year. (Code 1867, §36; Code 1876, §30; Code 1886, §30; Code […]
Section 17-14-72 – Making Returns to Secretary of State.
Section 17-14-72 Making returns to Secretary of State. In all elections for representatives in Congress, the canvassing board of each county must, within five days after making the statement of the county vote by precincts, return the result of the same to the Secretary of State. (Code 1876, §343; Code 1886, §436; Code 1896, §1654; […]
Section 17-14-73 – Governor to Estimate Returns and Give Notice of Election.
Section 17-14-73 Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election. Within 22 days after the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and Attorney General, or either of them in the absence of the other, must estimate the returns, ascertain which candidates are elected and notify […]
Section 17-14-34 – Governor to Estimate Returns and Give Notice of Election.
Section 17-14-34 Governor to estimate returns and give notice of election. Within 15 days after the time for making the returns, the Governor, in the presence of the Secretary of State and Attorney General, or either of them in the absence of the other, must certify the returns, ascertain which electors are elected, and notify […]
Section 17-14-35 – Tie Vote.
Section 17-14-35 Tie vote. If, at the time of making the certification under Section 17-14-34, it is found that an election of the number of electors to which the state is entitled is not made by reason of two or more candidates having received an equal number of votes, the Governor must forthwith decide between […]
Section 17-14-36 – Electoral Meeting; Filling of Vacancies.
Section 17-14-36 Electoral meeting; filling of vacancies. The electors of President and Vice President are to assemble at the office of the Secretary of State, at the seat of government at 12:00 noon on the second Tuesday in December next after their election, or at that hour on such other day as may be fixed […]
Section 17-14-37 – Compensation of Electors.
Section 17-14-37 Compensation of electors. Each elector for President and Vice President shall receive eight dollars ($8) for each day he or she necessarily attends at the seat of government, and twenty cents ($.20) for every mile traveled to and from the same, to be estimated in the same manner as is provided by law […]
Section 17-14-50 – Counting and Returning Vote on Constitutional Amendment.
Section 17-14-50 Counting and returning vote on constitutional amendment. The vote on an amendment proposed to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, shall be counted and return made thereof as the vote for members of the Legislature is counted and returned, the amendments, if more than one, being designated by substantially the language used to […]